{"cve":"CVE-2020-36781","nvd":{"published":"2024-02-28T09:15:36.727","modified":"2026-06-17T03:16:13.457","status":"Analyzed","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ni2c: imx: fix reference leak when pm_runtime_get_sync fails\n\nIn i2c_imx_xfer() and i2c_imx_remove(), the pm reference count\nis not expected to be incremented on return.\n\nHowever, pm_runtime_get_sync will increment pm reference count\neven failed. Forgetting to putting operation will result in a\nreference leak here.\n\nReplace it with pm_runtime_resume_and_get to keep usage\ncounter balanced.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ecc0ebc2ebbad4a22a670a07d27a21fa0b59c77","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a0cdd336d92c429b51a79bf4f64b17eafa0325d","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/47ff617217ca6a13194fcb35c6c3a0c57c080693","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff406f6cd09c273337ab4854292e4aca48f8affd","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ecc0ebc2ebbad4a22a670a07d27a21fa0b59c77"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:45:59.823092188+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2020-36781","score":0.00222,"percentile":0.12788,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}